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Where does “weisen” come from?

weisen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German wīsen, from Old High German wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

weisen (Luxembourgish): to show, to indicate; to show, to exhibit, to...

Definitions

  1. to show, to indicate; to show, to exhibit, to...

Ancestry of “weisen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīsen—
2Old High Germanwīsen—
3Proto-West Germanicwīsijanto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
4Proto-Germanicwīsijanąto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “weisen”

  • iwwerweisen
  • beweisen
  • hiweisen
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